"Since I've been with you, I've been in the headlines more often. I'm no longer the low-key president I used to be." Xue Fei joked to Lin Xin, who had just wrapped up filming and had no new announcements for the time being.
Lin Xin, who was lying on the sofa playing games like a boneless person, looked up at Xue Fei lazily and continued playing the game.
Suddenly, he felt a little pretentious and wanted to say, "Who is more important, me or the game?" Xue Fei sighed, moved his laptop and sat next to Lin Xin. Lin Xin played games while he handled official business.
Lin Xin naturally leaned towards Xue Fei and used Xue Fei as a pillow.
Xue Fei felt the weight on his side and smiled helplessly.
This kind of natural intimacy is also good. Overthinking is not suitable for me.
Lin Xin played the game for a while and got bored. He stretched and said to Xue Fei, "Why are there fewer notices coming to me recently? I think I'm more famous now?"
Xue Fei asked: "What do you think?"
Lin Xin said: "They think that if I'm famous, they will spend more money, but they also think that it's better to hire someone more famous than to spend so much money? But they didn't even ask me, how do they know that I charge a high price?"
Lin Xin couldn't understand this. Why did they think he was asking a high price when he didn't do anything? He often brought in his own investments, so why would he need the other party to spend much money?
Xue Fei reached out and rubbed Lin Xin's hair. Lin Xin squinted his eyes and showed an expression of enjoyment: "Just judge others by your own standards. Besides, if I ask you the price and don't invite you, I will also feel that I will offend you."
Lin Xin still didn't understand: "Why do they think I'm someone who would be offended by such a small matter when I didn't do anything?"
Xue Fei smiled bitterly: "Maybe I should judge others by myself."
Lin Xin put the computer on Xue Fei's lap on the coffee table, then rolled back and forth on Xue Fei's lap with his head in his hands: "Humans are really weird. They presume to guess what others are thinking when it's just a question."
Xue Fei asked: "Why? Meng Lan doesn't have a suitable notice."
Lin Xin said: "Brother Meng still has notices, and he tries to select notices of better quality. Although they won't win awards, they won't damage my acting reputation. It's just that the number of these notices has decreased a lot."
There are many TV dramas and movies with the nature of idol dramas that need popularity and want him to be the leading role. Those dramas basically spend most of the investment on paying the actors' salaries, and the finished products are at best mediocre, and are definitely not masterpieces.
Costumes, screenwriters, research, special effects, action directors, post-production, etc. all require money, and publicity requires even more money. Publicity has already cut off part of the investment. If the actor's salary reaches 50% of a work, or even higher, then how high must the total investment of this work be to ensure the quality of the previous series of work?
Some movies do have huge investments and can afford this kind of consumption, such as some huge commercial blockbusters. But most works are made by cutting money from other places to pay the actors.
There is no way Lin Xin would take on such a work just for the high pay.
Perhaps as an actor, taking on more high-paying movies and increasing one's own value is the only way to make money. Therefore, even if you are a famous actor and have the ability to identify films, you will inevitably play in bad movies.
As long as they alternate between good and bad films, no one will say that their acting skills have deteriorated or that they are box office successes.
To be safer, they can participate in some films that are not of very good quality but have a strong commercial flavor. They can get not only high pay but also high box office guarantee. Even if film critics criticize the film as a piece of shit, the audience will affirm their status of being able to participate in high-grossing movies.
Lin Xin has little experience, but he won the international film actor award early on. This led to his positioning being neither high nor low in the eyes of many investors.
That is, he cannot be hired with the salary of an ordinary actor, but he feels reluctant to give up the salary because it is too high.
After all, although each of Lin Xin's films is of high quality, the only film he starred in was an art film. Although that art film achieved the same box office results as a commercial film, it cannot represent his appeal to the box office.
In other works, Lin Xin was not the leading actor, so even if the box office was high, it could not prove his influence on the box office.
Lin Xin urgently needs more works to prove himself.
But now the industry is taking a wait-and-see attitude towards this young actor, and no one is willing to pay the price of a movie emperor to invite Lin Xin, who is too young, to play the leading role.
After all, in the film industry, unless there is a "friendship bonus" from the actors, there is an industry consensus on the pay, and arbitrarily reducing it will cause negative comments from the industry group.
Compared to movies, there are fewer rules in this regard in the TV drama circle, and the investment is not as large as that of movies, so the announcements that Meng Lan chose for Lin Xin this time are mostly high-quality TV dramas.
Lin Xin is not short of money, but unless he invests his own money, he will have to follow the old path that all actors take when their fame and career are on the rise. It is not an exaggeration to call it the "Best Actor Wall."
Meng Lan knew that Lin Xin would not settle for a poor quality movie, even if that movie might not do badly at the box office due to its commercial gimmick. Therefore, Meng Lan now chose high-quality TV series for Lin Xin.
But Lin Xin wanted to act in a movie.
There is a reason why the foreign film industry rejects big screen actors from taking on TV dramas again. The acting skills required of movie actors are much higher than those of TV actors. First, the movie screen is larger, and the actor's subtle expressions and movements can be seen clearly in front of the audience; second, the plot of TV dramas is compact, and too much time cannot be spent on showing the actor's personality and story narration. The actor needs to make his character and the story he describes clear in a limited time, which naturally tests his acting skills.
For example, as a conscientious TV series, Shang Wenhui was so immersed in the role when he played He Tian, which is rare in TV series. But in movies, there is not so much time to lay the foundation for the character's personality, nor so much time for Shang Wenhui to get into the role step by step. They have to complete their roles quickly. The actors who are immersed in the role have to prepare themselves psychologically when they get the script and get into the role quickly when they join the crew, instead of like Shang Wenhui, who got into his role step by step during the performance.
Movie actors don't have that much time.
Lin Xin was used to the tense atmosphere in movies and really couldn't stand the "sluggish" progress of TV dramas.
"Also, I benefited a lot from acting opposite two international film stars in the crew of Mr. Linde," Lin Xin complained. "But after joining the crew of East Sea Mulberry Field, although my opponents are also well-known and powerful TV actors, I always feel that they... well... are easily led by me, and I need to restrain myself a little so as not to affect them."
Lin Xin was very distressed. When he had acting skills, he liked to act to his heart's content instead of having to restrain himself like he does now.
"I heard that if your acting skills get better, you will be able to control yourself." Lin Xin said, "You won't affect others, but will guide them. I can't achieve that yet."
Xue Fei said, "You haven't achieved it yet? Ming Chen told me last time that Director Shi praised you highly and said that the acting skills of the other two leading actors in the play were brought out by you. The two leading actors are also very grateful to you."
Lin Xin tilted his head in confusion: "Really? I didn't feel that. Anyway, I feel like I'm being constrained and unhappy. I want to join a crew with more courageous actors."
After Lin Xin finished speaking, he continued to fall down and roll on Xue Fei's knees.
Xue Fei used his hands to protect Lin Xin, preventing him from rolling to the ground.
Xue Fei thought for a moment and said, "If you can't find good resources in China, let Meng Lan contact Universal Headquarters to look for them in the United States. If a foreign actor wants to occupy a good position in a foreign crew, either you are so famous that the other party invites you to increase popularity and seize the market in the actor's country; or the foreign actor needs to lower his own price. You are popular now, but not so popular that the other party needs to pay you a high price. You can join a higher quality crew at a slightly lower price and just ask for the salary of an ordinary first-line actor in the United States. This does not violate the unspoken rules of salary in the industry."
Although Xue Fei is not a member of the entertainment industry, he is a capitalist and an investor. He has many business partners who invest in the entertainment industry. Because of Lin Xin, he knows a little more about these things. So he can easily guess the thoughts of those investors.
Lin Xin seemed to be thinking about something.
Meng Lan did give him a few foreign scripts, but they were all supporting roles. He knew that his shortcoming was that he had too few leading roles, but now it was unlikely that he would play the leading role abroad, so his focus was still on China.
Now all the high-quality Chinese films are on the sidelines. Instead of making a name for yourself in the TV drama market, it is better to go to a foreign crew and become a high-quality second or third male lead.
He needs more recognition from the industry.
If you play a supporting role, even if it is a major supporting role, you will get much less recognition, but small amounts add up to a lot and will lead to quantitative changes.
Lin Xin got up, dejected.
He originally thought that after winning the Best Actor Award, he would be able to rise to the top in one step. He would play a lot of good roles and instantly become a star in the entertainment industry. It seems that he thought too much.
Xue Fei consoled him, "You can search for some good works now. If you find a popular work that is easier to adapt, we will buy it and make it into a movie. We have money and connections, so it's no problem for us to tailor a movie just for you. By the way, it's time for you to open a studio."
Although Lin Xin did not plan to work on his own, he could sign an agreement with the entertainment company to establish a personal studio. In this way, he would have the support of the entertainment company, but he would have a much higher degree of freedom. His relationship with the entertainment company would change from a subordinate relationship to a cooperative relationship.
Although his fame and experience are not yet enough to set up his own studio, he has money and a strong backing, so it is not too early for him to go out on his own.
Xue Fei brought up this matter this time because Meng Lan had reported to him that a director in Fengyu complained that Lin Xin did not bring in new people and did not create revenue for the company. Since Lin Xin was the top man in the company, he should think about the company and bring in more new people who signed contracts with the company. What does it matter if he has no acting skills? If he brings in more people, he will have acting skills.
Although Lin Xin's resources were all found by herself or came to her, and have little to do with Fengyu, she is closer to Universal. Even if she complains, it is not the turn of Fengyu, a subsidiary acquired by Universal, to complain. What's more, Lin Xin still holds shares in Fengyu, and her boyfriend is the chairman of Universal. But people are always greedy and like to complain.
It seems that if Lin Xin becomes famous, he must bring other people in the company along with him. Even if he has not made any contribution to Lin Xin's fame, he still hopes that the glory will be shared equally.
Although this kind of complaint would not have any effect and they would not talk about it outside, Xue Fei still felt uncomfortable when he heard it, thinking that Lin Xin was wronged.
The best way at this time is to let Lin Xin set up his own studio.
Lin Xin did not sign a contract with Fengyu, but directly with Universal Entertainment. Although the contract was transferred to Fengyu, the legal affiliation is still with Universal Entertainment. Lin Xin's personal studio is also directly linked to Universal Entertainment.
Those people from Fengyu no longer have an excuse to complain about Lin Xin.
Xue Fei also plans to help Lin Xin collect more scattered shares to increase the amount of Fengyu shares he holds so that he can have more say in Fengyu.
If any director continues to complain in the future, just get out of the board.
We don’t want to play it darkly or shady. Let’s do it openly and aboveboard. Either shut up or get out.
Xue Fei planned to transfer the shares to Lin Xin as a gift after the acquisition.
As for what holiday gift it is, it depends on when the acquisition is completed.
Lin Xin thought for a while and said, "Studio... that's fine too. I can use my studio's name to stockpile a batch of copyrights. This way, as an investor, it will be better."
Lin Xin: The finance and network construction are left to you.
Optical brain: No big deal.
Xue Fei said: "It just so happens that I have some time recently, I will accompany you to the Universal Entertainment headquarters to sign the agreement."
Lin Xin said: "Okay! Let's go to the amusement park!"
The largest fairy-tale theme amusement park!
Xue Fei looked at the child-like Lin Xin, smiled and touched Lin Xin's head: "Okay."
Lin Xin squinted his eyes happily and rubbed the palm of Xue Fei's hand that was touching his head. Xue Fei felt itchy in his heart and couldn't help but peck Lin Xin on the mouth.
Lin Xin reciprocated the gesture and calmly kissed Xue Fei on the lips.
Xue Fei kissed her again, and Lin Xin returned the kiss. The two of them kissed back and forth as if they were playing a game. Finally, Xue Fei took over and held Lin Xin in his arms and rubbed her.
Be patient, cultivate feelings first and then take the next step.
But my little Xin is really cute >_<. Today, Xue Fei still praises Lin Xin.
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After Lin Xin told Meng Lan what he and Xue Fei had discussed, Meng Lan adjusted her strategy.
He originally wanted to increase Lin Xin's popularity through popular high-quality TV series without causing Lin Xin's acting reputation to decline. However, it is also a problem that Lin Xin cannot learn more from the TV series crew. If Lin Xin's goal is not to accumulate higher popularity in a short period of time, but to accumulate more experience, going to foreign crews to learn from them is a good way.
Foreign crews have more stringent requirements for non-local actors, which inadvertently lowered Lin Xin's value and did not cause the crew headaches about balancing Lin Xin's fame and actual income.
Lin Xin has participated in many foreign blockbusters and has achieved good reputation. "Mr. Linde" has brought him another nomination for Best Actor at the Jinshui Film Festival. Although he is not the leading actor, he is one of the leading actors and is eligible to compete for Best Actor.
In the end, the Best Actor Award at the Jinshui Film Festival went to him. Lin Xin's role in Mr. Linde was too small to compete for the Best Actor Award.
This is a pity. If Lin Xin's role in "Mr. Linde" was classified as a supporting role, he might have won the Best Supporting Actor award.
However, this is enough to prove that Lin Xin's acting skills are good enough to secure the trophy of International Film Emperor in his hands, and the last award was not purely due to luck.
Because of the good reputation she has built among foreign film crews, it is easy for Lin Xin to get a non-leading role.
Meng Lan quickly selected a group of second and third male roles, or male supporting roles who had few scenes but interesting role positioning for Lin Xin.
Lin Xin asked Guangnao to evaluate the script quality and current preparation status of these movies, and selected several crews with relatively stable investment and relatively stable levels of screenwriters and directors.
Then Lin Xin once again evaluated the role positioning and the roles he had played before, and eliminated those with too much overlap, and finally there were three roles left.
Lin Xin selected these three roles using his own hobbies and intuition, an irrational method.
Ever since he developed his own emotions and was able to engage in irrational thinking, Lin Xin has consciously cultivated his "intuition" and "preferences", which are "skills" unique to humans.
In the end, Lin Xin chose a villain role.
The script Lin Xin received only contained the relevant plot and some lines of that character. This was necessary for the crew to keep the actors confidential. When an actor is invited, the actor will not receive a complete script before signing the contract.
However, the optical computer easily obtained the full text of the script. After reading it, Lin Xin discovered that the role of the villain was much more important than the second male lead, and was also an important clue of the movie.
Playing this role, if the director does not change the script, his role in the play can be guaranteed.
The largest investor and distributor of this crew is Universal Entertainment. As long as he joins the crew, his role should be guaranteed.
The script chosen by Lin Xin is a very typical story with a Western fantasy background.
The background structure of this story is very large. Demons, elves, humans, orcs, etc. coexist and have established their own countries in different places. There have also been wars between them.
Later, because of the invasion of demons from the abyss, these warring races ended their disputes, united, and defeated the invading demons. The most powerful people from each group gathered together to seal the gap in the abyss.
The seal has a key, and the key is a sword. There is a grave keeper who guards this sword.
But as time passed, the gravekeepers' inheritance was cut off for various reasons, and other races also experienced many regime changes. Now the demon invasion is only a legend, and the key that sealed the demon has gradually been contaminated by the demon's breath, turning into a magic sword that leads to corruption.
The magic sword is looking for its "master", hoping that the master can replace the devil to stir up bloody storms in the earthly world. If there are enough negative emotions in the earthly world, the demonic power in the abyss plane will be stronger, and the pollution of the magic sword will be more serious.
When enough negativity is absorbed, the seal will break and the demons will re-enter the upper world.
The character played by Lin Xin is a poor creature chosen by the magic sword, a former human hero.
In Western fantasy stories, the battle between demons and other races is a time-honored theme. However, this theme is not easy to shoot, requiring a rigorous worldview construction and huge investment.
Those fantasy world scenes all cost money.
Generally, works of fantasy worlds that dare to be adapted for the big screen are supported by original works. From the original novels or games, we can see whether the fantasy world is a well-conceived world, whether it has a popularity base, and whether it will flop after the adaptation. However, original fantasy commercial blockbusters are very rare. Even if there are, they will not focus on the theme of war.
This movie is no exception, it is supported by the original novel.
The title of this novel is "Magic Sword", which has many fans around the world and is known as the aircraft carrier of fantasy novels. The world view and setting created by the author in "Magic Sword" have influenced many subsequent fantasy novels and have almost become a universal template for Western fantasy novels.
The character played by Lin Xin has a separate spin-off in the novel "Magic Sword". He is the final boss in the early stage. The role's positioning can be found out by reading the original novel.
It's just a movie adapted from a novel, so it won't be filmed step by step according to the novel's plot. There will definitely be some choices and emphases, so Lin Xin took the role only after getting the full script.
This crew filmed the first film in the "Magic Sword" series. In order to let the audience understand the worldview and setting of the "Magic Sword" world, they took the approach of starting with the villains and the reasons for their fall to explain the existence of demons and the setting of the abyss world. This is much more intuitive and interesting than the positive characters explaining a lot of things.
If the crew had not adopted this approach, then this villain could have been just a supporting role. After all, as the general boss in the early stage, he would not have appeared many times and fought against the protagonist team.
Perhaps most people did not expect that the crew would start with the villain to describe the setting and increase the villain's role in the movie, so there were not many talented actors competing for this role. When Lin Xin agreed to play this role, the other crew directly asked Lin Xin to sign the contract without even having to audition.
Obviously, as an internationally recognized actor with recognized acting skills, Lin Xin made the crew feel much more assured than a row of unknown actors who signed up for the role. The crew did not think that Lin Xin would lose to those actors whose names they had never heard of in the audition. The audition was just a process that wasted time and money, so it was better to skip it.
When Lin Xin selected the new crew, "East China Sea Mulberry Field" began to be broadcasted. The TV channels that bought the copyright of the TV series began to broadcast it at 8 o'clock in the evening, and the online TV channels broadcast it simultaneously. That was the best prime time, which shows the distributor's expectations for "East China Sea Mulberry Field".
"East Sea Mulberry Field" did not disappoint the distributor's expectations. When the first episode was aired, its ratings ranked first among all programs in the same time slot.
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